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DA Shadow MMC for Transport, Nico de Jager, had claimed...
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- ↑ "Herman Mashaba quits as Johannesburg Mayor - what happens now?". 21 October 2019.
- ↑ @GPLegislature (18 February 2021). "The Hon. Speaker Ntombi Mekgwe, will preside over the swearing-in of new Members of the Provincial Legislature (MPLs) today. Hon. Bronwynn Anne Engelbrecht & Honourable Nico de Jager will be sworn in at 17h00" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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